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A new applied research lab pairing Bocconi faculty with mid-cap European firms on ESG transformation.

Key takeaway

Sustainability is moving from a reporting topic to an operating model question — and top schools are positioning themselves as partners, not just educators.

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An HEC Paris study on AI adoption barriers in European mid-caps — talent, governance, and data readiness.

Key takeaway

The bottleneck isn't models — it's organizational design. Firms that win redesign decision rights, not just toolchains.

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An HBR piece arguing that execution failure is rarely about effort — it's about ambiguity in roles and decision rights.

Key takeaway

Clarity of role beats clarity of plan. Most strategies are clear on intent and vague on ownership — and that gap is where they die.

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FT coverage of the latest ECB rate decision and what it implies for European corporate investment in 2026.

Key takeaway

Rates are stabilizing, but the cost-of-capital reset is sticky — capex committees are still rebasing hurdle rates upward.

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A Marketing Week column revisiting whether 'purpose' has overtaken the simpler 'promise' as a brand-building principle.

Key takeaway

Purpose without a credible promise reads as performance. The most durable brands keep both — and prove the promise before they amplify the purpose.

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An alumni-led initiative at CLSBE focused on responsible leadership case-writing for early-career students.

Key takeaway

Alumni networks are increasingly the channel through which a school's values reach the next cohort — not just placement, but pedagogy.